Miami-Dade police search for 16-year-old’s killer

Carlos Sanchez Alonso, 16, was fatally shot May 9, 2020, in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. (Miami-Dade Police Department)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are searching for the person responsible for killing a 16-year-old boy over the weekend in southwest Miami-Dade.

According to authorities, Carlos Sanchez Alonso was shot just before 4 p.m. Saturday in the area of Southwest 179th Street and 105th Avenue.

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Police said Sanchez Alonso was taken to Jackson South Medical Center, where he later died.

No description of the shooter has been released and a motive is unclear.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Detective Jessica Alvarez at 305-471-2400. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. A reward of up to $3,000 is offered for Crime Stoppers tips that lead to an arrest.


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